Beijing Airport!
As soon as Li Yi and others walked out of the terminal, they saw Zhou Rui walking towards them with two young people. Apparently they had been waiting for a long time.
After a brief exchange of greetings, several people came to the car.
Then Li Yi asked with a hint of surprise: "What are you so anxious about? You, the chief director, come to pick me up at the airport in person. Are you really flattered?"
"Good thing!"
Then Zhou Rui continued: "This morning, a delegation composed of Chinese businessmen from Hong Kong Island has arrived in the capital and is ready to negotiate with us about investing in the mainland!"
"Since all the people who came this time were famous wealthy Chinese businessmen there, including Mr. Li Futiao, the chartering king, He Dongying and others, the higher-ups paid great attention to it. In addition to appointing high-level representatives of the capital city government to receive them, they In addition, I also specifically called them by name, asking you to come forward to receive them."
Li Yi immediately smiled and said: "When did it happen? Why didn't I know any news beforehand?"
"Hey, didn't the Chinese Chamber of Commerce tell you?"
"No, but that's not necessarily the case. After all, I'm out of town during this period and they can't contact me!" Li Yi said.
"Why didn't you react at all when I said such an important thing? It turns out you didn't know these people were coming!" Zhou Rui said.
"Well, I really don't know, otherwise I would have to go to the airport to pick up Lao Li, Lao He and the others!"
"Okay, we have been picked up at the State Guesthouse. I will take you there now!" Zhou Rui said.
"good!"
Then Li Yi smiled and said: "You said I was from there in the past. Don't forget that I am the vice president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce!"
"Asking you to come forward to receive them, I will naturally treat you as one of my own family members!"
Then Zhou Rui said again: "The reason why I decided to let you come forward to receive these people is mainly because of your prestige in the Chinese Chamber of Commerce."
"When the two parties negotiate, if there are any differences, you can also coordinate them. The instructions above are to ensure that this negotiation is successful no matter what!"
Li Yi nodded and said: "I understand, I will try my best!"
Of course he knew the importance of these wealthy Chinese businessmen. They all said that if a city gate was built with wood, a thousand pieces of gold would buy a horse bone. In the eyes of senior officials, people like Li Futao and He Dongying were just that piece of wood, a horse bone worth a thousand pieces of gold.
As long as these people stay, it will set an example, and there will be a steady stream of people coming to invest in us in the future.
This was also the case in the previous life. We recruited a group of Hong Kong businessmen almost with the determination to feed the eagles. This made many onlookers let down their guard and dare to invest in us.
When more and more people make money, even if there are not so many preferential conditions, there are still a large number of investors pouring in.
"Well, the other thing is that the US$240 million in foreign exchange has been successfully transported to Hong Kong Island. When you want to use it, just ask Mr. Huang directly!" Zhou Rui said.
"I know, after receiving these people from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, I will leave for Hong Kong Island. I will report to you in advance!" Li Yi said.
"OK..."
The two of them walked and talked, and when it was almost three o'clock, the group finally arrived at the State Guesthouse!
At this time, the first round of talks between the Beijing City Government and these people was almost over, so Li Yi did not go in to disturb them.
Li Yi first asked someone to open a room for him here, and asked Zhou Rui to invite Li Futiao over.
He planned to meet with Li Futiao first to understand the situation before meeting others.
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"Ding-deng-deng!"
Hearing the knock on the door from outside the room, Li Yi immediately stood up in person and opened the door.
Sure enough, besides Zhou Rui, there was also the familiar figure of Li Futiao at the door.
"Hahaha, Lao Li, welcome to the capital!"
Li Futiao also said happily: "I heard that you were out of town. I thought I would see you in a few days, but I didn't expect to see you so soon!"
"The superiors specially called me back from other places to receive you. I rushed back as soon as I received the call!" Li Yi explained.
"Didn't I delay your business?"
"That's not the case... Come and sit in the room!"
After arriving at the room, Zhou Rui briefly said a few words to Li Futiao, then took Zhang Ziqiang and Zhou Wen out of the room, leaving time for Li Yi and Li Futiao.
After Zhou Rui and others left, Li Yi poured water for Li Futiao and said, "When did you leave? Why don't I know any news?"
"Haha, I arrived in Yangcheng yesterday and arrived in the capital on a special plane here this morning."
Then Li Futiao continued: "I originally planned to tell you in advance, but it turned out that Lao He and the others said they wanted to give you a surprise, so they didn't tell you. I didn't expect that you would not be in the capital when we arrived."
"I'm telling you, people came all of a sudden!"
Then Li Yi changed his voice and said again: "By the way, Lao Li, are you sure you want to invest here this time?"
"Definitely. When we came here last time, we were promised a lot of favorable conditions. In addition, Xingchen Company has already started business here, so we didn't have any worries, so we came." Li Futiao replied .
"It should be more than that, right?"
Li Yi knew Li Futiao very well. Although he had indeed promised to invest here before, he was very cautious.
If there was nothing special, it would be impossible to come here so quickly, let alone come in person.
Li Futiao smiled and said: "I can't hide anything from you. The reason why we made up our mind to invest so quickly is that in addition to fulfilling our promise to you, more importantly, we also want to see if we can make some breakthroughs here. .”
"Brother Li Yi, you may not know that Hong Kong Island is now in a mess, and the situation is very bad for our Chinese Chamber of Commerce."
"Oh, are those ghost guys ready to move again, or is the British Hong Kong government also involved?" Li Yi asked in a deep voice.
Li Futiao nodded, then sighed and said: "It's those ghost guys. The British Hong Kong government was scared out of their wits by what you did. They have been keeping a low profile during this period!"
"What's going on with those ghost guys? You seem to have suffered a loss?" Li Yi asked immediately.
"Since you returned here, those ghost guys have been quiet for more than a month. In February, Dolson suddenly announced that he would rectify the British-owned group."
Then Li Futiao said again: "First, they used thunderous means to quickly clean up a few losers in the British-owned group, and used a large amount of funds to provide low-interest loans to companies in the group that were in operating difficulties, and then win over them. People's hearts quickly stabilized the already shaky situation."
"After the internal situation stabilized, these ghost guys started to make small moves against us. They first tried to win over some unsteady elements within us, and they also actively contacted those families and companies that were wavering, trying to win over these people. Go to them..."
"Talking about the results, how many people from our chamber of commerce have been roped in?" Li Yi asked lightly.
Li Futiao was silent for a moment, and then said: "No one in our official membership of the Chamber of Commerce has wavered. At least no one has openly sided with us."
"But there are several families who are preparing to investigate and join the membership this year and have made it clear that they will join the British-funded group. There are also some companies that are vacillating..."
Seeing Li Futiao's expression of regret and worry, Li Yi shook his head and said, "Old Li, there's nothing to be sorry for. It's a loss for those people who don't join us."
Li Futiao sighed and said: "But it is also our loss. Since those people joined each other, the British-owned group has become powerful. Under Dolson's control, their internal cooperation has become more frequent, and we have Our business dealings are significantly decreasing. It can be seen that they are preparing to completely isolate us in business!"
"At the same time, under the auspices of Dolson, they are carrying out a crazy attack on the Chinese financial industry. Now the business of several small banks has been affected. The situation of Longheng Bank we control is not very good either. So under this situation, we plan to come to the mainland to have a look, maybe we can find a new breakthrough point!"
"Lao Li, you made the right choice when you came to invest here, but you shouldn't have come here because you couldn't stand being bullied by those bastards!"
Then Li Yi said with cold eyes: "I will give you three days to complete all negotiations within three days, and then follow me back to Hong Kong Island!"
Li Futiao's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said excitedly: "Okay, let's fight back to Hong Kong Island in three days!"
"Well, I'm waiting for your good news!"
"good..."
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